Munger police station truck goes missing, three personnel face action

Three police personnel have faced disciplinary action after a truck loaded with stone chips went missing from the Mufassil police station in Bihars Munger district on Tuesday police said The action follows an inquiry that reportedly found serious negligence in the handling and reporting of the seized vehicleAccording to Superintendent of Police SP Syed Imran Masood Police Training Centre Dhananjay Kumar and Station Munshi clerk Arvind Kumar have been suspended with immediate effect based on an investigation report submitted by Headquarters Deputy Superintendent of Police DSP Arun Kumar GuptaA recommendation has also been sent to the Deputy Inspector General of Police for the suspension of Mufassil Station House Officer SHO Vipin Kumar Singh an Inspector Separately the SP has recommended that the District Magistrate initiate action against the thenMining Inspector Md ArmanFollowing the action Rajesh Kumar has been appointed as the new SHO of the Mufassil police station He has been directed to assume charge within 24 hours and submit a compliance report to police headquartersThe investigation relates to a truck bearing registration number BR10GD 5005 which was allegedly seized by Mining Inspector Md Arman on July 3 2026 after it was found carrying stone chips without a valid challan The vehicle was subsequently handed over to the Mufassil police station A fine of around Rs 1118 lakh was imposed in connection with the vehicleAccording to the investigation PTC Dhananjay Kumar failed to inform the SHO about the seizure list and receipt details relating to the truck Arvind Kumar who was serving as the station Munshi on the morning of July 3 also allegedly failed to bring the matter to the SHOs attentionThe inquiry further found that despite the truck subsequently going missing from the police station premises the SHO did not treat the matter with the required seriousness or inform senior officers about the situation The disappearance came to light on July 10 when Mining Inspector Md Arman reportedly returned to the police station after seizing another vehicle and discovered that the truck seized on July 3 was no longer thereThe SP said the investigation also revealed negligence on the part of the thenMining Inspector Despite learning that the truck had gone missing Arman allegedly failed to inform senior officials about the matter Police are currently searching for the missing truck and the SP said efforts are underway to recover it soonFollowing the incident senior police officials including the SP and the Sadar SDPO questioned the Mufassil SHO about the missing vehicle The SHO initially maintained that the Mining Inspector had not submitted the seizure list at the police station and had simply left the truck parked outside without obtaining an acknowledgement of receiptHowever after evidence of the seizure list and acknowledgement receipt was presented the SHO reportedly told the SP that a PTC posted at the station had received the documents but had failed to inform him The investigation subsequently examined the roles of the SHO PTC station Munshi and Mining Inspector in the matterThere have been allegations that the truck owner may have colluded with police station personnel to remove the vehicle in an attempt to avoid the substantial fine imposed on it However these allegations have not yet been established by the investigationThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever